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One of the core ways we accompany communities in transformation is through Pathways Towards Impact. This work addresses intersecting systemic barriers to thriving such as poverty, marginalization, oppression, injustice, and inequality. Learn more about this work with congregations and communities: https://lnkd.in/ecxZkmGR

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One of the nation’s leading experts on poverty solutions, University of Michigan researcher Dr. H. Luke Shaefer will join our May 21 webinar to discuss his latest book, “The Injustice of Place: Uncovering the Legacy of Poverty in America” and the link between place, history, social disconnection and poverty: https://bit.ly/3w3RLw1

ICYMI: "After my research confirmed that 'period poverty' is a problem across the United States, among Indigenous and non-Indigenous students, and that no group was addressing it among Native students, I felt obligated to help my Indigenous relatives and their classmates." Read our blog post to learn about Eva Marie Carney's work to bring Indigenous students and communities the period products they need to thrive as Executive Director of The Kwek Society: https://lnkd.in/gDiuE8XN

VCC believes that efforts to reduce poverty must be collective, strategic, evidence-based, and focused on systems change. We advance policy through community-based research and collaboration with Enough for All Champions. Have you checked our research? https://lnkd.in/gz3pJeBy

Our Master of Social Work program teaches students to understand the systemic causes and effects of poverty and prepares them to make meaningful changes in their client’s lives. Learn more about the impact our community is making: https://ow.ly/lTCH50SoIK4

Many of us have heard the phrase ‘levelling up’ when it comes to regional inequality, but what does it really mean? Our teams on the frontline see the impact of regional inequality first-hand. We use these insights to make recommendations to policymakers and help to tackle the root causes of poverty and inequality. Learn more today. https://lnkd.in/e6c7EtJf

We’re striving to turn systemic poverty into a thing of the past. How? With innovative and empowering programs to educate, empower, build lasting skills to rely on generation after generation. https://lnkd.in/d2w3t8Jv

Read our thoughts on End Digital Poverty Day and how adult education can help to close the digital gap. Read blog here 👉https://thewea.info/EdPd

📚 How might the two-child limit policy be affecting children’s early learning? Nesta Analyst Simran Motiani shares findings from our recent study on the impact of the two-child limit in a recent blog for Greater Manchester Poverty Action. Read it here ➡ https://bit.ly/4bvnRjG Read our report on the two-child limit, where we interviewed families affected by the policy ➡ https://bit.ly/3Jk9Jxn